“That’s what TV pundits do, isn’t it?” he said. “They pick holes in people. They pick holes in teams and point out things. A lot of time, it can be unjustified. ­Sometimes it is justified. Football is all about different situations, ‘You could have done this, you could have done that’.

“Certain people like to justify their position by jumping on the bandwagon and saying something that gets in the press. It’s up to them. That’s their job.”

Replaced: Rodgers has lost faith in Mignolet (Photo: BPI)

Jones claims such intense scrutiny comes with the territory at a big club like Liverpool.

“There is pressure on every player in every ­position,” said the Australian. “You are expected to win every week and when you don’t, you get criticised.

“At smaller clubs, you get away with certain things. The magnifying glass isn’t as big, if you like. Here, you have to deal with it as best you can.”

Jones, 32, claims he was not fazed when he was picked to face Manchester United at Old ­Trafford and refuses to take his starting place for granted, even though Rodgers says Mignolet has been dropped ­“indefinitely”.

“I wasn’t surprised,” said the former Middlesbrough stopper.

Liverpool record with Brad Jones in net

14

Won

5

Drawn

7

Lost

Statistics correct as of 23 December. Matches played: 26.

“It’s not ­something I was affected by or worried about. I want to play as many games as I can and to be given the ­opportunity.

“I am happy to go out there and try and do my best and help the team. Indefinite means no ­timescale. It’s just up to me to go out and do my best and hold on to it for as long as I can.”

Jones is out of contract in the summer and the boyhood Red knows the Ulsterman could sign another ­goalkeeper next month.

He added: “We will get linked with another 20 goalkeepers now, but I won’t let it affect me.

“As long as it continues, great. If it’s a couple of weeks, a couple of months, we will see. I just have to make the most of it.”